Uphoff v. McCormick
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Lyon county to recover $1,443 for injuries to person and property received in collision with an automobile of defendant driven by his servant. The answer alleged carelessness and negligence on the part of plaintiff.
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Action in the district court for Lyon county to recover $1,443 for injuries to person and property received in collision with an automobile of defendant driven by his servant. The answer alleged carelessness and negligence on the part of plaintiff. The case was tried before Olsen, J., who when plaintiff rested denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the action, and at the close of the testimony separate motions for a directed verdict in favor of each party, and a jury which returned a verdict for $300. From an order denying his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict .or for a new trial,…
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
The plaintiff had a verdict for injuries sustained in a collision with an auto driven by the defendant’s son. The defendant appeals from the order denying his alternative motion for judgment or a new trial. The negligence of the son is conceded. The questions are:
*393(1) Whether the defendant owned the anto.(2) If so, whether the nse of it by his son at the time was under circumstances making him liable for his negligence.
1. The defendant bought the auto in June, 1916. He claims that he sold it to his son a week or two later. The collision occurred in the following October. The auto was…
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